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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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The Road to Home

I was told often
to confront all my fears,
to venture out into this world
and leave my tiny life behind.

At first I hesitated,
then hopped a train to Montana,
caught a plane to California,
later crossed the ocean to Europe,
and eventually got lost in Mexico.

I did as I was told,
confronted my fears near and far,
yet I never discovered the ground
where lived my human soul.

Now I’m tired
and recognizably older.
Again I’m hearing voices.
This time they’re telling me
to go deeper within.

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